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1,000 ‘unsafe’ vapes have been seized and warnings issued for underage vape selling on the Isle of Wight. Acting on intelligence, the Isle of Wight Council has taken enforcement action against local businesses selling vapes to underage children, as well...

Monday 2nd October – Friday 6th October 2023 • John Taylor, 73, of Argyll Street, Ryde pleaded guilty to assault by beating of an emergency worker. He was fined £68 and ordered to pay £85 costs with a £27 surcharge....

A Ryde man who used cannabis to help with his back problems has been banned from the roads for 12 months after being caught drug driving. Richard Stevenson, 47, of George Street in Ryde, pleaded guilty to drug driving and...

Brighstone residents are up in arms over plans to build 4 houses on a wet meadow in the village, with strong views expressed at a recent 'seriously lively' meeting. Locals gathered at Wilberforce Hall for the Buddle Brook Biosphere Open...

Island Referrals, the Island’s only specialist referral hospital, is celebrating its 1st year of scanning the Island’s pets this month in collaboration with Burgess Diagnostics and their state-of-the-art MRI scanner. The Burgess Diagnostic’s visiting MRI scanner is hosted at Island...

2 prison guards were shot by the 8-year-old son of the Governor of Parkhurst Convict Prison, Major Noot, in October 1879. The accident had happened at around noon when the convicts had been marched in from various workshops and placed in...

Isle of Wight winners at the Maritime UK Solent Awards 2023 were announced at a stylish ceremony held in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard last Thursday (5th October). The very best of the Solent’s world-class maritime sector was celebrated at the 2nd...

Calls have been made to ‘get on’ with the Island’s crucial planning document as it has stalled again - after Councillors waited months for Government guidance which still hasn’t materialised. The Draft Island Planning Strategy (DIPS) has been in the...

A new website has been launched that allows Islanders to see where they can fuel their motor for the best price. Launched and designed on the Island, the website - named findcheapfuel.com - scans the fuel prices from the major...

An Isle of Wight train station - built in the mid-1800s - could be getting modern upgrades. Plans have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council to install train time displays and an audio announcement system, at the Grade...